Just installed a 2 Tb SSD in my (16 Gb) non-fusion drive 2014 MacMini and also did the Open Core Legacy Patcher install of Ventura. I'm a happy camper indeed. Prior to this--with the spinning drive--the CPU would max out at around 80% idle. Now when it's working it can put the CPU at 0% idle but mostly 40-ish % when working hard--MUCH more throughput through the system. My only hickup is that there is no Post-Install root patch application visible in Fiinder. I'll leave good enough alone as it seems solid, boots fast, and is responsive. AND I can use the Ventura feature of combining two 'family' photo libraries on this machine now--sort of my server for photos and music. THANK YOU for what you research and present--well organized and logically presented.
I no longer have a mini, but I installed Ventura on my mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13 and everything works fine except the same issues that you described on your 2014 mini.
Try it with an updated version of the legacy patcher and install 13.1 (just do the normal upgrade through the app store). It works much better now. At least it does on the 2012 MBP, haven't tried it on the mini yet.
It's been half a year since this tutorial, has anything improved from the non-working features? Also can you tell me is bootcamp working on ventura or not?
upgraded the exact same mac mini, most things worked except for memoji no longer worked on the login screen nor was editing memoji possible, the weather app crashes if you tried to scroll down, and there was problems if you try to delete files from eternal drives for some reason. lastly my bootcamp didnt work anymore, I could see it on the selection screen but when selected it just booted to macos regardless. all in all ventura is 99% the same as monterey so I just went back
i just installed ventura on a newer mbp.. so far it seems pretty stable but the new settings screen will take some getting used to.. havent used the 'stage manager' yet but im already used to the regular gestures
I swear when I checked a few weeks ago, this mac was listed as supported. It's been changed. Similarly, looking at Ventura in the App Store, it says "Works on this Mac mini". Very annoying
Maybe I’m doing something wrong but using my iPad m1 as a external monitor doesn’t work properly on my MacBook Pro 16 inch m1. It connects then freezes for a while. I could be wrong but this might just be a general bug that apple could fix
what about Apple Motion? i use FCP intensely and it doesnt even open on my current OS (12.73 Monterrey) but i think i want to take that plunge into doing the Opencore. i want to utilize Motion more into my edits as well.
Thank you for the awesome guide. I bought an Mac Mini 2014 cheaper and update to Ventura. Do you know how to patch the display to be properly recognized as 4k hdr display. I can''t see hdr settings and don't have scale options when I tried to switch to 4k resolution.
Hello, do you think it is more convenient for me to update to catalina from high sierra, or directly to ventura and if i update to catalina or ventura i will be able to continue installing windows with bootcamp i have a mac mini late 2014 Thank you
my brother n law asked if i wanted his late 2012 mac mini with i5, 16 mg ram, replaced the original hd with a 500 SSD. loaded ventura and outstanding. Being an upper end rookie advised, not to or to remove and replace thermal paste? this would be a first on a mac, thx
Mac Minis from 2014 are cheap, because support run out. My plan is to get one and upgrade it with OpenCore Legacy Patcher and then use it as a build server to build and publish Android and iOS apps, so I need to use bleeding edge gradle tools as well as Xcode. Will this work or will I face problems?
Many thanks for this, very helpful and insightful. Does the egpu work after the upgrade to ventura? I use sonnet box and followed the exact steps in one of your earlier videos and it works great on monterey, but not sure if it will function properly under ventura. Any thoughts?
Short answer - no. The eGPU team is rumoured to be working on patches, but video over Thunderbolt 2 is AFAIK deprecated and poses a major problem. The eGPU cards ARE recognised, but the drivers do not load. So you have this weird situation where you get a warning when you unplug it, that your eGPU should be switched off in software before unplugging, but doesn't actually have a video driver installed.
My 2014 Mac mini runs Monterey just fine. Not giving me an option to upgrade to Ventura. I have the 8gb, 1 TB 5400!!!!???? hard drive. Imagine that. Apple is peak of innovation and yet they used 5400 rpm hard drives. 7200 rpm was the norm. SSD's were just starting to put on higher end laptops.
I tried to install Ventura with OpenCore on my Mac mini server 2012 which has 2 SSDs, but it didn't finish successfully. It hung in the middle of the installation where it is supposed to reboot several times. I am wondering if this is because of the 2 SSDs.. I am thinking about disconnecting one of the SSDs and try it again..
Some things work great and some things not so much.
Have you upgraded yours yet?
If so, how's it working for you?
Can you install windows 11 on your mac?
Just installed a 2 Tb SSD in my (16 Gb) non-fusion drive 2014 MacMini and also did the Open Core Legacy Patcher install of Ventura. I'm a happy camper indeed. Prior to this--with the spinning drive--the CPU would max out at around 80% idle. Now when it's working it can put the CPU at 0% idle but mostly 40-ish % when working hard--MUCH more throughput through the system.
My only hickup is that there is no Post-Install root patch application visible in Fiinder. I'll leave good enough alone as it seems solid, boots fast, and is responsive. AND I can use the Ventura feature of combining two 'family' photo libraries on this machine now--sort of my server for photos and music.
THANK YOU for what you research and present--well organized and logically presented.
I no longer have a mini, but I installed Ventura on my mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13 and everything works fine except the same issues that you described on your 2014 mini.
Try it with an updated version of the legacy patcher and install 13.1 (just do the normal upgrade through the app store).
It works much better now.
At least it does on the 2012 MBP, haven't tried it on the mini yet.
My i7 2012 2.6 RUNS VERY WELL Ventura! Have a 2TH SSD in it!!
Fantastic coverage of pros and cons, thank you very much!
yes, this guy explains perfectly
What a time saver. Thanks man.
You're welcome!
thanks for honest thoughts,
seems like Catalina still can hold for another year now for me, when new Affinity V2 requires MacOS 10.15 as minimum :D
Yeah, if there's nothing that you absolutely need then it's probably a good idea to pass for now
Very informative and well presented. Thank you for sharing your findings!
Haha wow I was hoping you’d make this since I have one.
I read your mind and put it together for you. 😉
It's been half a year since this tutorial, has anything improved from the non-working features? Also can you tell me is bootcamp working on ventura or not?
upgraded the exact same mac mini, most things worked except for memoji no longer worked on the login screen nor was editing memoji possible, the weather app crashes if you tried to scroll down, and there was problems if you try to delete files from eternal drives for some reason. lastly my bootcamp didnt work anymore, I could see it on the selection screen but when selected it just booted to macos regardless. all in all ventura is 99% the same as monterey so I just went back
Thanks for sharing your experience!
this is so useful. thank you dude.
i just installed ventura on a newer mbp.. so far it seems pretty stable but the new settings screen will take some getting used to.. havent used the 'stage manager' yet but im already used to the regular gestures
Excellent!
I'm not really a huge fan of Stage Manager, but a lot of people love it.
If you use iPhone you’ll get used to it in under a minute.
Well I need logic 10.8 so I have to do this update and it’s working great so far late 2014 Mac mini
I swear when I checked a few weeks ago, this mac was listed as supported. It's been changed. Similarly, looking at Ventura in the App Store, it says "Works on this Mac mini". Very annoying
Hi Eevnos, nice an Information rich Video! Thank you very much.
I love your vids!
Thanks!
Maybe I’m doing something wrong but using my iPad m1 as a external monitor doesn’t work properly on my MacBook Pro 16 inch m1. It connects then freezes for a while. I could be wrong but this might just be a general bug that apple could fix
I got a 2014 Mac Mini with Intel Iris instead of regular Intel HD from what I know there is 2 i5 models with 2 different video cards.
All of the above problems and new Weather app crashes.
hey would i be able to do this on my mac mini? i bought one for $50 but its a base model late 2014 mac mini - so it has 4gb ram, i5 and 500gb HDD
what about Apple Motion? i use FCP intensely and it doesnt even open on my current OS (12.73 Monterrey) but i think i want to take that plunge into doing the Opencore. i want to utilize Motion more into my edits as well.
Thank you for the awesome guide. I bought an Mac Mini 2014 cheaper and update to Ventura. Do you know how to patch the display to be properly recognized as 4k hdr display. I can''t see hdr settings and don't have scale options when I tried to switch to 4k resolution.
does sidecar still not work its the only thing that i want it to do and the only reason im looking to upgrade
Hello, do you think it is more convenient for me to update to catalina from high sierra, or directly to ventura and if i update to catalina or ventura i will be able to continue installing windows with bootcamp i have a mac mini late 2014 Thank you
my brother n law asked if i wanted his late 2012 mac mini with i5, 16 mg ram, replaced the original hd with a 500 SSD. loaded ventura and outstanding. Being an upper end rookie advised, not to or to remove and replace thermal paste? this would be a first on a mac, thx
How about the mac os updates? can they be performed as normal? Or only trough the legacy patch?
Mac Minis from 2014 are cheap, because support run out. My plan is to get one and upgrade it with OpenCore Legacy Patcher and then use it as a build server to build and publish Android and iOS apps, so I need to use bleeding edge gradle tools as well as Xcode. Will this work or will I face problems?
If I update, will I be able to use the latest version of xcode without problems?
Which Mac mini did you upgrade? 1.4, 2.6 or 2.8GHz? Does it have a Fusion Drive or did you upgraded it to SSD?
In his previous video he used the 2.6 i5 with 16gb ram
I think an SSD as wel
@@eajayy8969 nevermind, I recently bought a Mini M2 Pro with 1TB 😃
@@DocSnyderTexas honestly solid, snagged a i5 2.8ghz 2014 mac mini. Has no ssd but says it runs, hope I can get it to run and then install Ventura
Hey does Eve Online’s Mac native client work on all low or none graphic settings?
Many thanks for this, very helpful and insightful. Does the egpu work after the upgrade to ventura? I use sonnet box and followed the exact steps in one of your earlier videos and it works great on monterey, but not sure if it will function properly under ventura. Any thoughts?
Short answer - no. The eGPU team is rumoured to be working on patches, but video over Thunderbolt 2 is AFAIK deprecated and poses a major problem.
The eGPU cards ARE recognised, but the drivers do not load. So you have this weird situation where you get a warning when you unplug it, that your eGPU should be switched off in software before unplugging, but doesn't actually have a video driver installed.
My 2014 Mac mini runs Monterey just fine. Not giving me an option to upgrade to Ventura. I have the 8gb, 1 TB 5400!!!!???? hard drive. Imagine that. Apple is peak of innovation and yet they used 5400 rpm hard drives. 7200 rpm was the norm. SSD's were just starting to put on higher end laptops.
I tried to install Ventura with OpenCore on my Mac mini server 2012 which has 2 SSDs, but it didn't finish successfully. It hung in the middle of the installation where it is supposed to reboot several times. I am wondering if this is because of the 2 SSDs.. I am thinking about disconnecting one of the SSDs and try it again..
Did taking out one of SSDs fix the problem? I also have 2 drives and I don't want to break the mac..
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Wow. Cool
desktop is kind of unresponsive
I bought a 2014 Mac mini worst PC I've ever owned , I gave it away and bought 2020 M1 Mac mini and I'm super happy with it so far
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Stop moving your arms and hands about....soooo distracting
Thanks for sharing your opinion.
@Barry G It would look strange if he just sits still lol
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